Installing the Cisco VQE Application on the CDE250

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1 Installing the Cisco VQE Application on the CDE250 Revised: May 2012 Preinstalled Software Notice Chassis Lite CDE250-XR-2WPL-K9 This Chassis Lite server, CDE250-XR-2WPL-K9, supports the CDE250-2M0 and CDE250-2V0 models and is preloaded with the Cisco Internet Streamer CDS software application. The Chassis Lite server, PID CDE250-HV-23WPL-K9, supports the CDE250-2S6 model and is preloaded with the Cisco TV CDS software application. For CDE250-2V0 applications requiring the VQE Server software application, use the included DVD-ROM, CDS Visual Quality Experience Application Installation DVDROM ISO (part number XX), to automatically install Release of the Cisco VQE Server software application. Full installation instructions are included in this document. The estimated installation time is 30 minutes. The following items are required to install the VQE Server software application: CDE250-XR-2WPL-K9 RMA Chassis Lite External USB DVD-ROM drive (PID CDE3-ACC-DVD or equivalent) 1x 200 GB solid state drive (SSD) (saved from original CDE250-2V0 server) DVD-ROM CDS Visual Quality Experience Application Installation DVDROM ISO (part number XX) One or two power supplies (saved from original server) Terminal server or terminal server emulator (settings: 9600 baud, 8 bits, no parity) Console connection cable Americas Headquarters: Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA USA 2012 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.

2 Installing CDS VQE Server Application onto a CDE 250 Returned RMA Chassis Lite units targeting the CDE250-2V0 model (CDE250-XR-2WPL-K9) are preloaded with Internet Streamer CDS software because both the CDE250-2M0 (for Internet Streamer CDS) and the CDE250-2V0 (for VQE) are supported by the same core CDE250 hardware platform. For CDE250-2V0 platforms requiring the VQE Server software application, you must install the software using the CDS Visual Quality Experience Application Installation DVDROM ISO (part number XX) DVD-ROM included in this shipment. This DVD-ROM contains the same baseline software of the VQE Server Release ISO image file found on the Cisco software download website. As with all CDS software installations, refer to the Cisco software download website for the latest updates ( For those VQE applications requiring the VQE Tools application, the CDAVCPT-3.6-K9 ISO image file should be downloaded from the Cisco software download website and burned onto DVD-ROM locally. For additional information on this procedure, see the ISO Clean Installation section in the Release s for Cisco CDA Visual Quality Experience Application, Release 3.6 ( Preparing to Install the VQE Software You need the following to install the VQE Server software application onto your CDE250 Chassis Lite: CDE250-XR-2WPL-K9 Chassis Lite Reinstall the 200 GB SSD saved from the original server (to create CDE250-2V0 model) Reinstall the power supply saved from the original server Reinstall the SFP+ modules (saved from the original server) into the 10 gigabit Ethernet ports External USB DVD-ROM drive (CDE3-ACC-DVD or equivalent) On the CDE250, use any USB port to connect the external USB DVD-ROM drive. Use the external USB DVD-ROM drive for all procedures that require a DVD-ROM drive. After the initial installation, remove the external USB DVD-ROM drive. The internal IDE CF drive becomes the boot drive for subsequent operations. Internal IDE compact flash (CF) drive (preinstalled in CDE250 platforms and Chassis Lite) Terminal server connection with the following settings: 9600 baud 8 bits No parity Console connection ISO clean installations must be performed using the CDE serial port (not the CDE video and keyboard ports). For these installations, the serial port connection can be through a terminal server or through a directly connected PC. For terminal emulation software configuration, see "Configuring Terminal Emulation Software" in Chapter 2 of the Cisco CDA Visual Quality Experience Application User Guide. 2

3 Installing the VQE Server Software onto a CDE250 Perform the following steps to boot a CDE and start the ISO application installation process: Step 1 Step 2 Ensure that the CDE is powered off. Attach the USB DVD-ROM drive to any available USB port at the rear of the CDE. For USB port locations, see numbers 6, 7, and 9 12 in Figure 1. Figure 1 CDE250 Rear View Step 3 Step 4 Attach a power cord (number 1), and a terminal server console serial port (number 4) to the CDE (Figure 1). Insert the CDS Visual Quality Experience Application Installation DVDROM ISO Installation DVD-ROM into the DVD-ROM drive. If the DVD-ROM drive is USB powered, the CDE250 may need to be powered on for this step; otherwise, be sure the DVD-ROM drive is powered on independently. The server boots from the image on the DVD-ROM. This requires a terminal server to be hooked up to the serial port of the CDE. All communication is done through the serial port. Boot and installation output is directed to the terminal server console and cannot be viewed from a monitor. Step 5 Step 6 Power on or power-cycle the CDE250 to boot from the DVD. After the DVD starts booting and the VQE installation software is running, the boot: prompt is displayed. Enter the clean250 command. boot: clean250 3

4 If you enter invalid input at the boot prompt, the installer software displays Could not find kernel image followed by the invalid input you entered. This message is only informational. Enter the correct command, clean250, and proceed with the installation. Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 When you select an ISO clean installation and the installation begins, no further user input is required or allowed until the initial configuration of the CDE250-2V0 server is completed. An ISO clean installation does the following: 1. Formats the hard disk and internal compact flash boot drive. 2. Installs the Linux operating system and all packages. 3. Reboots the server. 4. Installs the add-on RPM of VQE packages and configuration files. 5. Performs installation post processing, which installs a new vcdb.conf.sample file in the /etc/opt/vqes/ directory. 6. Reboots the server. Installation process involving all steps above takes minutes. Monitor the console for the last system reboot and the DVD-ROM disk automatic ejection. Remove the DVD-ROM from the DVD-ROM drive, close the drive tray, and remove the USB-DVD ROM from the CDE. When the CDE250-2V0 completes the final reboot, you are required to log in as user root and to change the password for root. localhost.localdomain login: root You are required to change your password immediately (root enforced) You can now choose the new password or passphrase. A valid password should be a mix of upper and lower case letters, digits, and other characters. You can use an 8 character long password with characters from at least 3 of these 4 classes, or a 7 character long password containing characters from all the classes. An upper case letter that begins the password and a digit that ends it do not count towards the number of character classes used. A passphrase should be of at least 3 words, 12 to 40 characters long and contain enough different characters. Enter new password: Re-type new password: Step 10 Enter the new password for root. At this point the VQE Server application is installed and the VQE server is ready to be configured for operation. For information on using the startup utility, see Chapter 2, Getting Started with the VQE Startup Configuration Utility in the Cisco CDA Visual Quality Experience Application User Guide, Release 3.6 ( For information on the VQE Configuration Database and Configuration Engine, see Chapter 7, Configuring VQE Server and VQE Tools in the Cisco CDA Visual Quality Experience Application User Guide, Release

5 Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request Terminal Client Software Behavior When using the Cisco VQE Startup Configuration Utility with a CDE250-2V0 serial port connection and terminal client software, different terminal client facilities have varying behavior for the Backspace and Delete keys: o With Konsole on Linux, or PuTTY on Windows, pressing Backspace usually works correctly. o With HyperTerminal on Windows, pressing Ctrl-Backspace usually works correctly. o With HyperTerminal on Windows, pressing Backspace (without Ctrl) produces errors. o With UNIX xterm shell, pressing Backspace produces errors. With the UNIX xterm shell, the Delete key (not Backspace) should be used to remove characters. Other terminal client facilities may produce different behaviors for the Backspace and Delete keys. Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What s New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at: Subscribe to the What s New in Cisco Product Documentation as a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed and set content to be delivered directly to your desktop using a reader application. The RSS feeds are a free service and Cisco currently supports RSS version

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